Central Sudetes | |
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View from Zygmuntówka refuge, Owl Mountains
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Highest point | |
Peak | Velká Deštná |
Elevation | 1,115 m (3,658 ft) |
Coordinates | 50°18′18″N 16°23′56.7″E / 50.30500°N 16.399083°ECoordinates: 50°18′18″N 16°23′56.7″E / 50.30500°N 16.399083°E |
Geography | |
Countries | Czech Republic and Poland |
States | Bohemia, Moravia (Czech Rep.) and Lower Silesia, Opole (Poland) |
Parent range | Sudetes range system |
The Central Sudetes (Czech: Orlická oblast or Střední Sudety, Polish: Sudety Środkowe, German: Mittelsudeten) are the central part of the Sudetes mountain range on the border of the Czech Republic and Poland. They stretch from the Nysa Kłodzka River and the Kłodzko Valley in the east to the upper Bóbr in the west.
The Central Sudetes comprise a number of mountain ranges, including:
The largest town within the Central Sudetes is Wałbrzych in Poland, where the Owl Mountains contain extended black coal reserves.